Prohibited Practices Generally

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Prohibited Practices Generally.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Prohibited Practices; Penalties; Procedural Matters”, which is part of Subtitle I “Alcoholic Beverage Control Act”, which is part of Title 4.1 “Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control”. It contains 28 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 28 sections.

§ 4.1-300	Illegal manufacture and bottling; penalty
§ 4.1-301	Conspiracy to violate § 4.1-300; penalty
§ 4.1-302	Illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in general; penalty
§ 4.1-302.1	Use of alcohol vaporizing devices prohibited; penalty
§ 4.1-302.2	Sale, purchase, use of powdered or crystalline alcohol prohibited; penalty
§ 4.1-303	Purchase of alcoholic beverages from person not authorized to sell; penalty
§ 4.1-304	Persons to whom alcoholic beverages may not be sold; proof of legal age; penalty
§ 4.1-305	Purchasing or possessing alcoholic beverages unlawful in certain cases; venue; exceptions; penalty; forfeiture; deferred proceedings; treatment and education programs and services
§ 4.1-306	Purchasing alcoholic beverages for one to whom they may not be sold; penalty; forfeiture
§ 4.1-307	Persons by whom alcoholic beverages may not be sold or served for on-premises consumption; penalty
§ 4.1-308	Drinking alcoholic beverages, or offering to another, in public place; penalty; exceptions
§ 4.1-309	Drinking or possessing alcoholic beverages in or on public school grounds; penalty
§ 4.1-309.1	Possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage while operating a school bus; penalty
§ 4.1-310	Repealed
§ 4.1-310.1	Delivery of wine or beer to retail licensee
§ 4.1-311	Limitations on transporting lawfully purchased alcoholic beverages; penalty
§ 4.1-312	Limitation on carrying alcoholic beverages in motor vehicle transporting passengers for hire; penalty
§ 4.1-313	Possessing, transporting, etc., alcoholic beverages illegally acquired; penalty
§ 4.1-314	Keeping, possessing, or storing still or distilling apparatus without a permit; penalty
§ 4.1-315	Possession without license to sell alcoholic beverages upon premises of restaurant; exceptions; penalty
§ 4.1-316	Keeping or drinking alcoholic beverages upon premises of club; penalty
§ 4.1-317	Maintaining common nuisances; penalties
§ 4.1-318	Violations by armed person; penalty
§ 4.1-319	Disobeying subpoena; hindering conduct of hearing; penalty
§ 4.1-320	Illegal advertising; penalty; exception
§ 4.1-321	Delivery of alcoholic beverages to prisoners in jail prohibited; penalty
§ 4.1-322	Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by interdicted persons; penalty
§ 4.1-323	Attempts; aiding or abetting; penalty